Hi, just read this tip you sent, which I've used on my archlute strings when the basses start fraying. Your reply leads me to a question concerning melody strings tuned in octaves on the HG. I built my own HG a few years ago and currently use unison melody strings .90 mm Gut tuned to G. I have tried to experiment with octave melody strings without success. What are people using in general? I have been told Viola strings at some point ( I forget which string from the Viola..) Would a Savarez Alliance wound string work? or a Savarez Wound gut? if so what gauge would you recommentd. knowing that the spin on the metal is not as tight as on a viola string and that it unwinds easily when rubbing against the wheel.
thx Bruno On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Neil Brook <[email protected]> wrote: > For years I've used and recommended Pirastro Aricore Cello C & G for > bourdons in D & d. They are a fine sound and treated carefully, last > for ever. You must take care to lift them off the bridge and lower > them into the required slot. Sliding them sideways is not good. > > A solution to the problem would be to paint the string in the bridge > area with thin superglue . that won't harm the playing quality but > will stop the winding twisting when you slide it. A further option is > to use Savarez alliance strings. These are silver wire wound on a > solid perlon core. Even if the outer wire breaks, the core will not > and indeed you can strip the wire from the bridge area ( sealing the > cut ends with superglue ) and play on with impunity. The drone will > actually pick up faster if you do this. > > The final solution is to get remote disconnectors fitted but that's > another story. > > Snapping at the tuning peg is often caused by the winding not being > stripped where it goes through the peg. The stress caused will damage > the core. > > On May 11, 12:43 am, [email protected] wrote: > > I seem to be a wound drone string's worst enemy. > > > > In the course of owning my previous gurdy (a Gotschy Phoenix DG) for 5 > > years, I must have replaced the d petit bourdon drone 4 or 5 times, and > now (in > > the hands of the new owner, a friend) it needs another one. Sometimes > they > > unwind at the tuning peg before they snap, other times it's at the > string > > rest where the deterioration starts. Also the G (GC grand bourdon) > drone on > > my new Brook 3-chanter is starting to unwind between the string rest and > > the crank end, and I've only had it about 5 months. > > > > Meanwhile my wife's DG Boudet has had the same petit bourdon drone for 10 > > years. > > > > What am I doing to these poor drone strings? Or, more to the point, are > > there sturdier drone strings that I should be using? I've been buying the > > silver-wrapped cello strings, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of sound > > quality for some durability. > > > > Suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Mitch Gordon > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier www.estavel.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
